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I wouldn't say "lucky". Why ? Because Pete Buckles above all believed in "Preserving the Marque" (once the mantra for the TR Register - remember) and he pursued this policy with dogged determination, and was followed by others of similar ilk. We have been exceedingly fortunate to have benefitted enormously from Pete's farsightedness, which has meant that parts for TRs are, on the whole, readily available and not expensive - anyone who owns a modern will have knowledge of difficulties with parts and the cost thereof. Has anyone explored the record of the group acquiring Moss

I have TR6 U'Js at each end. Revington can sell you a column with a U/J welded to each end, which means just 2 (instead of 4) bolts. Ian Cornish

I have been using Evans Waterless for some years in my modified cooling system, which has a sealed expansion tank (see TR Action112 (Feb '94) or Technicalities B18). It is expensive, so you don't want to lose any of it, When working on the cooling system, I drain it into a container and pour it back afterwards. The coolant has been in there since 2017, always comes out clean as a whistle and, with a sealed system, I never need change it nor to top up. Ian Cornish

Many years ago, Maddy and I had a fascinating tour of the Coldridge Collection from Michael Thorne, the man who had created the Collectiom. In Chapter 14 of Michael's "Ferguson TE20 in Detail", there's a description of the special Fergies built for the expedition to the South Pole. We don't believe we saw one of those specials in the Collection, which it seems is now closed - presumably whilst its future is decided. Michael died last year - a true enthusiast, much missed by the Fergie fraternity. It was Standard (not Standard Triumph) which set up production of the little g

I asked Maddy to take shots of the buckles of the navigator's and driver's side by side, showing what an excellent repair was made by Roger. Ian Cornish VOLVO SEAT BELT BUCKLE REPAIR BY ROGER HOGARTH.docx

Ahem - as it is torque, it is 14 lb.ft. The unit ft.lb is for work done, as in calculating horsepower, which I seem to recall us 550 ft.lb per second. Ian Cornish (will now crawl back inside my shell)

To conclude this narrative, I can report that the fellow on the Volvo forum (discovered through Andy Canning) had no old belts with the buckle which I required, but the very resourceful and clever Roger Hogarth took my belt, removed the rivets and found - as we expected - that the steel spring had fractured. Roger obtained some spring steel, cleaned off the flaking plating from the outside covers and had Bright Zinc coating applied (much cheaper than other plating). As making tiny rivets didn't work, Roger used 3 chrome countersunk BA screws (I think he said 3BA), used nuts as space

Dismantle the tap and, using fine grinding paste, lap the swivelling part into the outer casting - I must thank Carl at Revington for demonstrating this simple fix to me many moons ago. Ian Cornish

Dave - have a look at Revington's site for fuse box(es) and relays. ian Cornish

If you watched the programme last night about Sewers, and have read recent reports in the papers, you will realise that these people were taking quite a risk. In the 1960s, I swam across the Thames at Henley with my Uncle, but I wouldn't dare go into the river water nowadays - and I see that the Oxford Boat Race queue, even if they win, won't throw their cox into the Thames this year. Ian Cornish

As Stuart states, a pair of HS6s do a very good job and are very easily set up on a rolling road by a tuner with a good supply of needles. And most of us driving road cars don't get to 5000 very often. When given a Hill entry, I get to 5500 on Kop Hill, but the rest of the time I use 3000 to 4500 across country. Ian Cornish

I recall in the early 1960s the heater hose blowing on the cabin side of my TR2, directly above my feet - not to be recommended! Peter's advice - as ever - extremely helpful. Ian Cornish

I have a rubber bung in the left side of my (fibreglass) gearbox cover, and it makes that job fairly easy - wise words from Mike/Brenda about filling, using and then topping up. I put in 1.7 litres (I have overdrive) at first, but have 2 litres available for the job. As I have a TR4, I have no idea how to fiil the diff on a 4A. I fill my diff by removing the left rear wheel and using a somewhat longer tube on the squidgy oil container. Ian Cornish

In 1962, the Works' TR4 Rally cars were equipped with a licensed copy of the Volvo belt, which Peter Wigglesworth tells me was used on the Volvo 120 Amazon from 1955 to 1965. 4VC is the only one of the four Powder Blue cars still with its Widney belts, the other 3 cars having had their belts replaced with more modern kit. I have a problem with the spring which sits inside the buckle, ensuring that the buckle remains locked onto the single yoke, which is mounted on the top of the prop shaft. I am wondering whether anyone knows of a belt with such a buckle, and which is available.

Although a cold day, I had a fast, wet, run to Gaydon early in the morning and an even faster, cross-country, run home in the afternoon. Stuart Turner opened the event, and - as ever - was amusing and placed long-distance rallying in context. Graham's 3 interview sessions with Robert Connor (whose book on the 1968 London-Sydney is due to be published this autumn), with the 4 rallying Ladies, and with the 3 rallying men, were very interesting and, often, hilarious. Rosemary Smith had come from Ireland, is as tall and slim as ever, belying her 78 years, and definitely has the gift of the blar

A group of enthusiasts has organised this event, which will open to visitors at 10:00 am. In addition to a considerable collection of long-distance Rally cars, there will be a number of well-known Rally people, including (alphabetical order): Derek Bell, Mike Broad, Willy Cave, Terry Hunter, Tony Mason, Rosemary Smith,Stuart Turner (who will open the Show). Our President will be providing commentary and conducting interviews. There will be other Rally cars which did not participate in Marathon events, such as the London-Sydney and the World Cup Rally, which is why I have been invited to